Intro: A
A D
She's in some honky tonk tonight, I know
E A
She's dancing where the music's loud and lights are low
A D
In a crowded bar she likes to hang around
E A
And as long as there's a honky tonk she'll never settle down
A D
So close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
E A
Don't let the one I love go there anymore
A D
Close up the honky tonks, throw away the key
E A
And maybe the one I love will come back to me
(The following verse is played with a tambourine - no guitar except for electric and pedal steel is played.
You can still play it if you want to)
A D
If I had the power Iâ??d turn back time
E A
And live again the hours when she was all mine
A D
It hurts to see her running with that crowd in town
E A
But as long as there's a honky tonk she'll never settle down
A D
So close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
E A
Don't let the one I love go there anymore
A D
Close up the honky tonks, throw away the key
E A
And maybe the one I love will come back to me
E A
Yeah, maybe the one I love will come back to me
(The following is just played with acoustic guitar with electric guitar stums)
A D
Close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
E A
Don't let the one I love go there anymore
A D
Close up the honky tonks, throw away the key
E A
And maybe the one I love will come back to me
A D
Close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
E A
Don't let the one I love go there anymore